Albums, like books, have a way by some mysterious
intelligence of choosing you, not the other way around. You know that quiet
anticipation you get from a trip to your favorite store, wondering what new,
unknown discoveries will manifest themselves in your path; their covers, hidden
in plain sight before, now choosing this particular moment to gleam unveiled,
beckoning you, beguiling you...

When you drink a lot of wine you can
get bored. If you stay in the realm of the easy-to-find, affordable bottles,
things can start to taste the same. You may be tempted to drink beer for a
while, or mix up a few cocktails rather than pop open another bottle of predictable
red wine. Thankfully there are plenty of winemakers out their that make it
their jobs to keep things interesting, and plenty of wine stores that are
willing to stock these distinctive bottles. ...